Online Resources Half Hollow Hills PTA Education Committee April 4, 2008

Today’s Presenters Diane Bishop, Candlewood Diane Calise, West Hollow Corinne Carriero, Instructional Technology Debbie Castiglia, Otsego Barbara Drayer, High School East Ralph DiCicco, High School West Linda Lennon, Sunquam

Today’s Agenda Online Book and Materials Catalog Selected Subscription Databases Tumblebooks World Book online AP Photo Archives Brain-Pop GaleNet

Online Book and Materials Catalog

Selected Subscription Databases

Tumblebooks

World Book online

AP Photo Archives

Brain-Pop

GaleNet

Web-based Materials Catalog Diane Calise, West Hollow

What is Destiny A completely web based automated system Accessible from any computer at school or at home, with Internet access

A completely web based automated system

Accessible from any computer at school or at home, with Internet access

Searching Destiny Keyword Title Author Subject and series Advanced search

Keyword

Title

Author

Subject and series

Advanced search

Destiny is image-rich Book covers pictured in search list Selecting the title, displays valuable information copies available locally (within school) description of the book book’s reading and interest level, etc

Book covers pictured in search list

Selecting the title, displays valuable information

copies available locally (within school)

description of the book

book’s reading and interest level, etc

Features Destiny suggestions other subjects related to selected book Users can create citation list of book selections for a work-cited page Users can create a bibliography created from a booklist with a touch of one button Teachers can create an online resource list of materials for students’ use

Destiny suggestions other subjects related to selected book

Users can create citation list of book selections for a work-cited page

Users can create a bibliography created from a booklist with a touch of one button

Teachers can create an online resource list of materials for students’ use

TumbleBooks Linda Lennon, Sunquam

TumbleBooks.com Online collection of books to encourage reading www.tumblebooks.com username: hhh password: books Language Options - English, French, Spanish Picture Books, Story Books, Audio Books

Online collection of books to encourage reading

www.tumblebooks.com

username: hhh password: books

Language Options - English, French, Spanish

Picture Books, Story Books, Audio Books

World Book Online Debbie Castiglia, Otsego

Online Encyclopedia “ Meets the highest standards of editorial excellence while keeping pace with the technological developments that define the computer age” 22 volume set and more right at the click of a mouse Information, pictures, maps,and websites

“ Meets the highest standards of editorial excellence while keeping pace with the technological developments that define the computer age”

22 volume set and more right at the click of a mouse

Information, pictures, maps,and websites

AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive Diane Bishop, Candlewood

Subscription Service Associated Press Multimedia Archive: 1,000,000+ Photos 1826-today 10,000s Graphics 4500 hrs Audio Clips: 1920s-today Text: captions for photos and clips Correlations Content connected NY State Standards K - 12

Associated Press Multimedia Archive:

1,000,000+ Photos 1826-today

10,000s Graphics

4500 hrs Audio Clips: 1920s-today

Text: captions for photos and clips

Correlations

Content connected NY State Standards

K - 12

Brain Pop Barbara Drayer, HS East

Brain Pop Engaging, animated content that motivates and inspires children to learn, addressing different learning styles. Friendly, dialogue and tone for children Closed caption available

Engaging, animated content that motivates and inspires children to learn, addressing different learning styles.

Friendly, dialogue and tone for children

Closed caption available

Brain Pop BrainPOP movies cover all academic areas Science Math English Social Studies Health Technology Arts and Music

BrainPOP movies cover all academic areas

Science

Math

English

Social Studies

Health

Technology

Arts and Music

Gale Student Resource Center Ralph DiCicco, HS West

Gale’s Student Resource Center Content from premium Gale Reference materials (scholarly research) Over 11 million articles Over 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers Primary sources, creative works, and multimedia

Content from premium Gale Reference materials (scholarly research)

Over 11 million articles

Over 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers

Primary sources, creative works, and multimedia

Search types Basic Advanced (allows Boolean operators) Topic Trees Publication Curriculum standards

Basic

Advanced (allows Boolean operators)

Topic Trees

Publication

Curriculum standards

Cross-Searchable With six other databases in NY’s NOVEL database collection (for over 83 million articles): Custom Newspapers NY State Newspapers (including The New York Times) Health Reference Center Academic Informe (Spanish language) Gale Virtual Reference Library Business & Company ASAP

With six other databases in NY’s NOVEL database collection (for over 83 million articles):

Custom Newspapers

NY State Newspapers (including The New York Times)

Health Reference Center Academic

Informe (Spanish language)

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Business & Company ASAP

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